"At Bobby Vans 54th Street, you can expect the same great service and the same great food as our other restaurants. Tucked away in another historic restaurant location, (at one time this was the hang out spot for such stars as Frank Sinatra and the rest of the Rat Pack) there is plenty of history and untold stories behind these walls, if only they could talk.
Conveniently located just east of Park Avenue and 4 blocks north of The Waldorf-Astoria, this is where you want to be. As you walk into the restaurant you’re greeted by our hosts and a large credenza filled with beautiful bottles of wine. Glancing to your left you overlook the spacious yet always occupied bar, where the bartenders know your name and have your drink waiting for you before you can even say hello. Separating the bar from the dining room is a glass window so you can see all the action of other diners enjoying their meals. The dining room has the good old fashioned steakhouse style with handcrafted wood walls, and F

At Bobby Vans 54th Street, we offer various choices for private and semi-private events. Our dining spaces can be divided into a space as intimate as a party of 12 or can be fully opened to accommodate a party of up to 140. Both of our boardrooms are ideal for corporate functions and any other type of personal function you may be having. When dining in our private boardrooms, our guests have the option of ordering from our "Daily Menu" or our "Private Event Menus".

Saturday night 8pm about 1/3 full. Hum....had a bad feeling - where is everyone? Snowy evening. Hostess took our coat and pointed to a wall of tables and told us to take our pick. Hum. Specials written on the wall and recited by our waiter but so annoying that prices for the specials aren't offered unless asked. We ordered a la carte from regular menu. The vine ripe tomato on the wedge salad was pink and hard. My salad with fresh asparagus, tinned hearts of palm and avocado was the best part of the dinner. My filet had a large chunk of grizzle attached to the side of it, should have been removed in the kitchen. My husband's NY strip had a piece of grizzle down the middle of it. Hardly what you would expect from a steak house touting prime meat. We shared a baked potato and a bottle of sparkling water. No drinks or wine. Bill was $190 before tip. Would not go back. We stay in a boutique hotel nearby and they did NOT recommend it when we asked for a good steak nearby. Made a reservation Sat afternoon for Sat evening.

For it being a New York City restaurant and a supposeded Italian eatery, a few things fell short for me. The one thing was the decor, as well as the lack of imagination with the appetizers. I'd ordered tomoato and mozzarella and got a combination of just a large sliced tomatoes and a hunk of mozzarella. For our main course, which we both had forms of steak, the meat was perfectly cooked and seasoned . Yet the potatoes lacked something called salt, while the mashed were very thin they also lacked salt. The desserts were very well done and credit is due where it should be given.

Ate there for restaurant week. Placed order for all 3 courses. Although the restaurant was not crowded, the waiters rushed through each course... serving my main course while I was half way through my salad. Although I kept my salad and was eating it, they took it away and I still hadn't finished. They didn't ask us if we were ready for dessert, it was served immediately after they took our dinner plates away. This isn't the first time I've experienced this hurried service here. I'd understand if they were busy. But they had at least 10 tables unused. Why hurry your diners?

Great Steaks, well prepared and served. Difficult to judge ambiance as they had a large birthday party in the back room, and the noise was loud. Dining room was old fashioned and not really attractive and the room was cold, but the waiters were old pros, and the meal was well prepared and well served.

We decided to give this restaurant a try and participate in the NYC restaurant week. I was surprised to see the menu just on a sheet of paper and not even in a sleeve. The bread was cold and the butter was hard. I had the skirt steak and the chipotle mash. My steak was grey in color meaning there was no sear on it. The plate was not appealing looking with not even a bit of garnish. Even though the taste was ok, the presentation was lacking. However the service was excellent. Eduardo did an outstanding job.

Staff was very attentive, but food was just average...although it was restaurant week, I had to ask for the special menu. Others who came in after us didn't get the menu either, so may not have even been aware of the fixed price dinner option. Not a good way to do business!!

Excellent food Restaurant very crowded and confined due to private event. Also very noisy. Service wasn't great due to confined spaces they were working with. I will go back and try again another time. I've eaten in other Bobby Van's restaurants and had a much better experience. Bar was crowded but service was good.

What an amazing service, seems like a rarity nowadays. It felt like waiters went through very thorough training, it was unbelievably pleasant.Food was delicious and well presented. It is slightly loud due to the bar but I visited on Friday evening, I'm guessing it will be the same story everywhere else.Overall very pleasant experience, will definitely come back